NBA Editorials Articles - Page 155

Prior to Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka fully inserting Alperen Sengun as a major focal point in the offense, Sengun was relegated to a serviceable center spot with less usage than during the final season of the Stephen Silas era. Through the majority of the Rockets season, Udoka converted the 21-year-old to become the […]

Spencer Dinwiddie’s net worth in 2024 is $12 million. Dinwiddie is a backup guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. For several seasons, Dinwiddie has served as a legitimate NBA starter for a handful of teams. Let’s take a closer look at Spencer Dinwiddie’s net worth in 2024. What is Spencer Dinwiddie’s net worth in 2024?: […]

From growing up as a kid who loved sports to now being one of the most iconic sportscasters out there, Ernie Johnson has had the privilege of covering the biggest sporting events around the world. Most notably known for being the host of Turner Sports’ coverage of the NBA on TNT, Johnson is also one […]

Experience is crucial in the NBA playoffs. It is the primary reason why the Dallas Mavericks would benefit from facing a younger team in the 2024 postseason such as the Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s also why veteran teams that have underperformed are still intimidating heading into the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Mavericks defeated the San […]

Victor Wembanyama is easily the most hyped rookie of the 2023-24 NBA season. After getting selected as the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Wembanyama has immediately made his presence felt. Equipped with skills and his 7-foot-4 frame, Wembanyama has all the tools to become the next face of the NBA. In his […]

Luka Doncic recorded his eighth triple-double in the last ten games. But his shooting woes and a point total that was about half of what he normally produces proved a headline in Tuesday’s 113-107 Dallas Mavericks victory at the San Antonio Spurs. The Mavs superstar went only six of 27 from the field, including 2 […]

Mikal Bridges has built upon his reputation as the NBA’s undisputed “Iron Man” this season. The Brooklyn Nets forward reached another milestone on Tuesday, playing in his 500th consecutive game, including the regular season and playoffs. Bridges’ mark is the longest active streak in the NBA and the 13th longest of all time. He sits […]

As the 2024 NBA playoffs approach, the Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves in a much better situation compared to a year ago. Leading into last season’s playoffs, the Wolves were clawing, crawling and even punching to get into the playoffs. Battling their way in through the play-in, Minnesota was destined for failure in a first -ound […]

Jalen Green continued his broadly overlooked second-half surge on Tuesday, exploding for a career-high 42 points, 10 rebounds and three assists while shooting 7-of-13 from beyond the arc. More importantly, he led the surging Houston Rockets to a blowout 137-114 win over the Washington Wizards, sustaining their hopes of overtaking the Golden State Warriors or […]

The Golden State Warriors were out-classed by the shorthanded New York Knicks at Chase Center on Monday despite playing at full-strength. As pressure mounts with each loss to avoid falling out of the play-in tournament altogether, the 10th-place Dubs could be missing a couple key contributors the next time they take the floor. Both Moses […]

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson has proven his doubters wrong, some of whom are in the media. He accomplished much of that last season. But if there was any remaining doubt, he’s double downed this season. And after Brunson led the OG Anuonoby-less Knicks to a victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday, […]

You weren’t the only one still mesmerized by Anthony Edwards’ instant-classic poster dunk over John Collins long after the play was finished. In the postgame locker room, the Minnesota Timberwolves teammates couldn’t quite believe what their superstar teammate did, either. Minnesota released a video on Tuesday featuring slack-jawed, locker-room reactions to Edwards’ all-time highlight from […]

The Boston Celtics have already clinched a playoff spot and are preparing for the 2024 postseason, but it’s never too early to start thinking about the 2024 NBA Draft. And with March Madness nearly here, now is the perfect time for the C’s to pay extra close attention to the upcoming draft class. At the […]

The Golden State Warriors are in trouble. This is a sentence you never thought you would hear as long as Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson were the featured names leading this organization. Since the 2014-15 season, the Warriors have been known to be the NBA’s latest dynasty, winning four championships and reaching the […]

After leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 114-104 victory over the Utah Jazz and throwing down an epic dunk over John Collins Monday, Anthony Edwards was added to the injury report before Tuesday’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Edwards is dealing with a left middle finger dislocation/sprain, via Timberwolves PR on X (formerly Twitter). Edwards’ […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced that superstar guard Donovan Mitchell will be out at least one week after recently undergoing a procedure to address a nasal fracture he suffered earlier this month. 🚨 Donovan Mitchell had a nose procedure and will be re-evaluated after one week, per @ShamsCharania. pic.twitter.com/h5gxf125v6 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 19, 2024 […]

It seemed nearly impossible for Victory Wembanyama to live up to expectations entering his rookie season. Not only did the San Antonio Spurs No. 1 pick show Sunday why he was the most hyped prospect since LeBron James, but he proved that he can live up to it. Wembanyama put on a dazzling display of […]

No Donovan Mitchell? No problem thanks to Cleveland Cavaliers swingman Caris LeVert in Cleveland’s recent 108-103 win over the Indiana Pacers. LeVert, typically the Cavs supercharged sixth man, was forced to step into the starting lineup against the Pacers. In 38 minutes, LeVert scored a game-high-matching 23 points with 11 assists and eight rebounds. This […]

Whenever an NBA player signs a 10-day contract, the pressure is on to make a lasting first impression. Doing that makes it easier to convince the team you’re auditioning for to keep you long-term. Well, for newly-signed Cleveland Cavaliers forward Marcus Morris Sr., who met his new team for the first time the morning before […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was not happy at all with how things are going for his team, especially after they suffered a 119-112 loss to Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks at home Monday night. Green is particularly dissatisfied with the Dubs’ recent struggles at home, with Golden State going winless in […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors were presented with a golden opportunity on Monday night against the New York Knicks. With a win, the Warriors could have remained ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers for the 9 seed in the Western Conference as well as inch closer to the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns, […]

The Dallas Mavericks are playing a quality brand of basketball right now, most recently leaving the Denver Nuggets stunned following Kyrie Irving’s game-winner. Dallas’ 107-105 victory over Denver on Sunday has them now sitting in seventh place in the Western Conference. However, what would be the Mavs’ dream seeding scenario for the 2024 NBA Playoffs? […]

Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart has not seen action on the court since the second week of January, but he still goes with the team to watch games from the bench. But despite not being in uniform Monday night when Memphis played against the Sacramento Kings on the road, Smart got ejected from the contest […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves continue to take on uphill battles in the final quarter of the regular season. Taking on the Utah Jazz for the second game in a row, Minnesota was once again without star big men Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert. With KAT recovering from his recent surgery on his left meniscus tear and […]

Finally, after nearly five months into the NBA season, Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green has arrived. After what seemed like a forgotten individual season for the former second overall pick who was expected to take a significant leap in his third year, Green’s turned a promising corner, winning his first career Western Conference Player of […]

SAN FRANCISCO — As the Golden State Warriors vie to move up the Western Conference standings during the stretch run of the regular season, they’ll be relying on a long-awaited yet fully ingrained identity to better their chances of advancing past the play-in tournament or, ideally, avoiding it altogether. Just because the Dubs have fully […]

The Detroit Pistons have been losing games left and right in the 2023-24 NBA season but perhaps none was more painful than the one they suffered on Sunday at the hands of the Miami Heat when Bam Adebayo, of all people, drained a game-winnning 3-pointer at the buzzer to give his team a 104-101 win […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are still fighting for the top spot in the Western Conference. Even though Karl-Anthony Towns went down with a meniscus injury, Anthony Edwards has kept his team in contention against the likes of the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder. After picking up their 46th win of the season against the Utah […]

This season’s race for the NBA MVP award is perhaps the closest it has been over the last several years. Whether it was Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, or Joel Embiid the last couple of seasons, it always seemed like the MVP award was already determined heading into the final month of the regular season. Between […]

The New Orleans Pelicans can attack opponents in a variety of ways. Building a wall in the paint only works so well against an elite passer like Zion Williamson. Brandon Ingram can pick anyone apart from the midrange areas. CJ McCollum’s near career-high in three-point volume has led to one of his most efficient seasons […]

The bank shot is certainly one of the most effective shots in basketball, especially when shooting from certain angles. As a result, it isn’t surprising that even the best basketball players in the world would resort to this type of shot. In fact, some stars have even utilized the bank shot during clutch situations. Let’s […]

Is Ben Simmons’ NBA career over? It’s a legitimate question to ask after the Brooklyn Nets shut him down for the second straight season due to a back injury. Following the 2023-24 campaign, the former No. 1 pick will have appeared in 57 of 254 possible games over the last three seasons. When on the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will be a team to watch ahead of the NBA playoffs as the contenders start to separate from the pretenders. The Boston Celtics are running away from the Eastern Conference’s middle class, with only the Milwaukee Bucks within 10 games. Meanwhile, The Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, and Minnesota Timberwolves have […]

Under four weeks remain in the regular season. This leaves little time for championship hopefuls to work out some of their problems and be prepared for the start of the playoffs. For the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns, some of their flaws are starting to come to light, resulting in their descent in the […]

The New York Knicks will not have one of their best weapons on the floor when they take on Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco this Monday night. Anunoby has been ruled out for the marquee showdown against the Dubs, as noted by Tommy Beer. “The Knicks have ruled out OG […]

Kyrie Irving found the bottom of the net on an incredible left-handed game-winning shot to give the Dallas Mavericks a 107-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. It was a huge victory for Dallas, as the Mavs are now tied for sixth place in the Western Conference. Irving’s heroics are not anything new, and […]

The LA Clippers dropped their fourth game in the last five with Sunday night’s loss against the Atlanta Hawks. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George’s ballclub is now in danger of slipping out of a top-four seed in the Western Conference. The Clippers lost by a score of 110-93 for their 11th loss at home and […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets saw their five-game undefeated streak painfully come to an end on Sunday, as Kyrie Irving went full Kyrie Irving to deliver the victory for the Dallas Mavericks. With the game tied at 105-105, Irvin got the inbound pass from the sidelines and attracted the attention of Jokic, who gave […]

Just when you thought you’d seen everything that Kyrie Irving could do on the court, he came up with another that blew people’s minds away. Of course, we are talking about the game-winning shot he drained in the face of Denver Nuggets star big man Nikola Jokic to give the Dallas Mavericks the 107-105 win […]